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September 11, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – 22-year old light heavyweight Jaakko Kailajarvi of Pirkkala, Finland goes for a snatch wotld record in the 82.5kg class at the 1963 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Jaakko...
Just a snapshot of a street that goes under the highway. Those are two perpendicular worlds – the high speed streaming on the highway and the stop-and-go driving on the street under with traffic...
Bernie C. is an educated fella. He has a diploma. He graduated from a highly recommended obedience school. He almost failed the final exam though. When I told him “Come!” he ran to me...
Here goes another History in Color shot of American strongest that went to compete for the country at the first post World War II Olympics in London. Top row (left to right): Bob Hoffman,...
History in Color: A group shot of Soviet weightlifters that won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow: (left to right) Viktor Mazin (Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan, 60kg), Yury Sandalov (USSR Weightlifting Federation, Secretary), Sultan Rakhmanov...
In 1960 I made a decision to double my training load. To achieve this I made a set of weights from some gear wheels and started training in my kitchen. Training under these conditions...
August 3, 1964, Podolsk, Russia – Legendary Soviet heavyweight Yury Vlasov pressed 196kg and set new world record in this lift. In his career, Yury Vlasov authored 31 world records. Six of them were...
History in Color: A. Kidyaev The History in Color cover photo showcases Alexander Kidyaev of Lugansk performing the press lift at the 1967 USSR Spartakiad. Alexander Kidyaev (b. 1942) was a vice World champion...
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